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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An international programme to encourage women to progress in the maritime industry has been launched by several organisations.

9th March 2022

Programme calls for more women in maritime

9th March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Global digital learning specialist Mintra has donated practical training course licenses to maritime under-graduates in Hamburg.

9th March 2022

Navigation training offered to German students

9th March 2022

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

European transport campaign group Transport&Environment (T&E) claims a quarter of EU shipping will run on LNG by 2030 – which will lock in fossil fuels for decades and bring limited benefits to…

8th March 2022

Campaign group claims EU will lock in fossil fuels

8th March 2022

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Tidal energy firm Nova Innovation has won a seabed lease to develop the company’s largest tidal energy array of the north Scottish coast.

8th March 2022

Tidal energy array to double in north of Scotland

8th March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two partners have joined forces to develop innovative satellite communications capabilities for commercial vessels

8th March 2022

Firms sign MoU to develop next gen satellite comms

8th March 2022

OCEAN SCIENCES

OCEAN SCIENCES

Scientists in the UK and Norway have analysed teeth from Arctic harp seals which shows changes in their ocean food since the 1950s.

8th March 2022

Scientists study seal teeth to analyse climate change

8th March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Law firm Hill Dickinson has added to its international team of master mariners with the appointment of Helene Peter-Davies to its London office.

7th March 2022

Hill Dickinson adds master mariner to legal team

7th March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fast track delivery is vital in meeting the IMO deadline for ballast water treatment system (BWTS) retrofits

7th March 2022

Speed key to BWTS race

7th March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Ukraine crisis is spurring Europe on to move away from crude and embrace renewable fuels faster

7th March 2022

TES fast tracks hydrogen plans for German port

7th March 2022

VESSELS

VESSELS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has given Norwegian ship owner Egil Ulvan Rederi Approval in Principle for its hydrogen-fuelled bulk carrier, With Orca.

7th March 2022

H-fuelled bulk carrier wins Lloyd’s approval

7th March 2022

VESSELS

VESSELS

AD Ports Group marine arm SAFEEN has bought a RAmparts 2200 harbour tug to bolster its towage service capabilities. The vessel is being built by Sanmar Shipyards.

7th March 2022

Sanmar to supply RAmparts tug to AD Ports

7th March 2022

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The UKHO, PLA and SEAiq Pilot will test S-102 Bathymetric Surface product specifications in real-life scenarios with PLA pilots for the first time this spring.

7th March 2022

UKHO announces first live S-102 sea trial

7th March 2022

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

German energy company RWE and partner Commercial Rib Charters (CRC) have designed what they say is the world’s first amphibious maintenance vessel.

4th March 2022

RWE reveals amphibious maintenance vessel

4th March 2022

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

An international consortium has successfully completed on-land trials of a new anchor that could change the face of mooring and anchoring solutions for offshore engineering – and with half the costs.

4th March 2022

Global consortium completes new anchor test

4th March 2022

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Isle of Wight boat builder Wight Shipyard has won a contract to build two catamarans that will be solely powered by batteries as they transport commuters and tourists up the River Thames.

4th March 2022

Wight Shipyard to build two battery-powered boats

4th March 2022

FUTURE FUELS

FUTURE FUELS

Aerospace company Babcock has delivered the conceptual engineering support for a combined condensate and LPG floating storage and offloading feasibility study for Twinza Oil.

4th March 2022

Babcock assists on LPG floating storage study

4th March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European infrastructure fund Marguerite II has agreed to buy 65% of the French offshore services firm Jifmar.

4th March 2022

Infrastructure fund buys 65% stake in Jifmar

4th March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Port and vessel cable and charging infrastructure developer Zinus will deliver three cable-handling systems to help electrify the Port of Helgeland’s facilities in Sandnessjøen, Norway.

3rd March 2022

Zinus wins Europe and Asia contracts for port charging

3rd March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The car carrier Felicity Ace, which caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean on its way from Germany to the US, has now sunk, ship owner and operator MOL has confirmed in a statement.

3rd March 2022

Luxury cars sink onboard fire-struck Felicity Ace

3rd March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An offshore emergency support vessel operator has been awarded contracts totalling more than £100 million to support new and existing clients in the UK Continental Shelf.

3rd March 2022

North Star wins support vessel contract

3rd March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

International maritime medical specialist VIKAND has teamed up with the Global Maritime Forum to set up ecosystems in shipping companies to improve seafarer wellbeing.

3rd March 2022

New partnership stresses need for seafarer wellbeing

3rd March 2022

SAFETY

SAFETY

Swiss marine engine technology developer WinGD has added a fifth crew training centre to its branches in Greece, Switzerland, Korea and China.

3rd March 2022

WinGD expands crew training to Singapore

3rd March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) will provide ship operators with a digital tool for reporting and monitoring carbon rankings

2nd March 2022

Smart carbon indicator gives CO2 rankings

2nd March 2022